
Users usually use Windows Disk Management to resize partitions. But how long does it take?”Īctually, many users asked the same question – shrink volume hangs, how long does it take? Time is very precious, but resizing partition may take a very long time, especially shrink volume. I have a 242 GB partition nearly empty, and I want to shrink it to 142 GB, so I use the Shrink Volume of Disk Management to shrink it, but it has been about two hours, and it still not done, with the thinking circle all the time–shrink volume hangs. “I want to shrink volume to create a new partition to store my personal files in my Windows 7.
